Beaune · Côte-d’Or
Hospices de Beaune — Échos polychromes, Cour des Fondateurs
A small contemporary garden set inside a celebrated hospital complex, occupying the Cour des Fondateurs and quite separate from the famous Cour d'honneur, its vineyards and the hospital institution.
From the source
Échos polychromes is a contemporary garden in the Cour des Fondateurs within the physical Hôtel-Dieu complex at Beaune, France. The museum dates its inauguration to 2022. It identifies Stéphane Larcin and Géraldine Carré as designers and Baptiste Demeulemeester as responsible for implementation. Three geometric planted beds echo the glazed roof patterns. This Jardin reading concerns that courtyard, distinct from the Cour d’honneur, active hospital institution and wine estates.
- Object type under review
- France
- Beaune
- Côte-d’Or
Editorial reading
Source facts
Échos polychromes was inaugurated in the Cour des Fondateurs in 2022. The garden was conceived by Stéphane Larcin and Géraldine Carré and implemented by Baptiste Demeulemeester. Three geometric beds echo the patterns of the glazed roofs, and the garden is presented as a contemporary reading of the site's medicinal-plant tradition.
Editorial interpretation
Échos polychromes offers a way to read the hospital’s architecture through planting. Its three geometric beds translate the coloured roofwork into a design at ground level. Medicinal and aromatic planting connects this contemporary commission to the history of care. Read it as a garden inaugurated in 2022, rather than an unchanged medieval survival.
Recommendation
For a visit in the published 1 April–15 November 2026 season, the Hôtel-Dieu lists 09:00–19:30 opening and an 18:30 ticket-office closure. Check the official calendar for other dates and confirm any courtyard restrictions. The operator describes the site as accessible, with cobbles; contact it for adapted visits. The Behind the Scenes tour is not suitable for visitors with reduced mobility.
Location and visiting
Confirm current opening times, access and reservations with the place itself. These details follow the source record.
Sources
Source record: Commons — exact licensed CourdesFondateurs garden photograph
Source record: Hospices Civils — physical historical Hôtel-Dieu distinct from active institution and wine estates
Source record: Hôtel-Dieu — 2026 visiting FAQ
Source record: Hôtel-Dieu museum — Échos polychromes inauguration and courtyard scope
Source record: Wikidata — Q1284848 formerhospitalcomplex identity and coordinates